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AkzoNobel announced today that Chief Executive Ton Büchner has stepped down with immediate effect due to health reasons.

A large area of Brazilian rainforest located within one of AkzoNobel's sites is being planted with around 12,000 seedlings of species native to the region as part of an ongoing project to safeguard the fragile ecosystem.

AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than €20 million to increase production capacity in Sweden for its Expancel product line for expandable microspheres.

AkzoNobel has completed the $3.5 million expansion of its U.S. research and development facilities in Houston, Texas.

AkzoNobel announced the acquisition of UK-based Flexcrete Technologies Ltd. and an agreement to acquire French manufacturer Disa Technology (Disatech).

Axalta Coating Systems celebrated its first production and logistics center in Argentina in the municipality of Escobar in the province of Buenos Aires.

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PPG marked the opening of a $49 million paint and coatings manufacturing facility and commercial operation in the Lipetsk region of Russia.

BASF is expanding its automotive coatings production in North America with investments of nearly $40 million over the next two years.